§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the circumstances which led to his Minister of State receiving a deputation to discuss Arab affairs which included a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
§ Mr. PymThe Arab League decided at its meeting in Taif to send Delegations to all permanent members of the Security Council to express its concern about the situation in the Lebanon. The delegation to London comprised the Foreign Ministers of Bahrain and Tunisia and a member of the PLO. The Tunisian Foreign Minister was delayed en route but the remainder of the delegation called on my right hon. Friend the Minister of State in its capacity as representatives of the Arab League on 8 July.